The Battle of Spion Kop 1900 - Boer War South Africa

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The Battle of Spion Kop took place in January 1900 during the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa.
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In a calamitous, bordering upon farcical, set of events, the British managed to seize the steep sided hill of Spion Kop from under the noses of the Boers only to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
This bloody battle saw 335 Boers killed or wounded and nearly 1,500 British casualties.
It was a battle that brought three incredible political leaders to within a few miles of each other - Louis Botha (the first Prime Minister of South Africa), British wartime Prime Minister (Winston Churchill) and Mahatma Gandhi.
It was also a battle that had a link to Jack the Ripper and to one of the most famous football stands in the world - the Kop at Liverpool F.C’s ground, Anfield.
Chapters
0:00 The Boer War
1:34 Sir Redvers Buller
2:50 Sir Charles Warren
4:25 Spion Kop
6:15 British Attack
9:30 Battle of Spion Kop
15:05 Churchill at Spion Kop
16:18 Gandhi at Spion Kop
17:35 Botha's victory
19:13 The Kop - Liverpool
19:43 The History Chap
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@peterrooke5336 10 ай бұрын

I have been atop of this hill several times , it's so peacefull up there where one can sit and reflect and perhaps read about what happened there

@TheHistoryChap 10 ай бұрын

I bet it was a bit of a climb?

@ewaldsteyn469 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, another excellent video on the Boer war, just as fine as your other videos on this war that I have watched thus far (Magerfontein and Colenso - will be working through the rest of your Boer War videos as well). What I like about your videos is that, apart from your excellent story telling skills, you also present the historical facts as accurately as possible without taking sides - just sharing history as it happened. Keep up the great work!! Greetings from South Africa.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your kind words.

@Michael-ws7rc Жыл бұрын

Another good video. Thanks for what you do friend.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@tomd2220 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your channel and your story telling. Maybe do a few stories on the British perspective of the American Revolutionary war thanks !!'

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Tom, thanks for your support and your idea. You are not the first to request that perspective so I will move it up my "to-do" list.

@MsTendus Жыл бұрын

I hope Britain becomes a communist nation 😍🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🚩🚩🚩

@stephenmundane Жыл бұрын

Thank you, very enjoyable. The first record of a "Kop" at an English football ground was at the Woolwich Arsenal's (now Arsenal FC) Manor Ground in 1904. Besides the famous example you describe, there are quite a few more Kops in English football grounds still in existence, including examples at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground and St. Andrews, home of Birmingham City. Birmingham's Kop deserves a special mention as it's different to many others in that it runs down the length of the pitch (most are behind a goal), and it's probably the only one that's built on a rubbish tip ! In 1906 when the Blues moved to St Andrews, they needed an embankment to build the stand on. They came up with the novel idea of inviting local people to dump their rubbish on the site, and when it had settled down they built the stand on top of the rise using railway sleepers.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Stephen, thats a brilliant story. I am sure Villa fans will have an opinion of the rubbish tip!

@michaelcampin1464 Жыл бұрын

Arsenal aka the Didcot Wanderers are as you say a South London club not a North London club. Arsenals closest rivals must be either Millwall or Charlton not Tottenham

@Tullett88 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelcampin1464 Didcot? Not sure I get that one.

@bingleyblade6343 Жыл бұрын

And at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United’s ground

@dontbelievethehype9502 Жыл бұрын

There was a spion Kop at Coventry’s old ground too - think it was a common name for steep terraces at a lot of football grounds. As for ‘Didcot’ I think they mean diddycoy which is a word for travellers

@philstanton231 Жыл бұрын

Excellent (once again) - thanks Chris

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for watching

@daltonweeks6736 Жыл бұрын

Another great video, I must thank you again for producing this wonderful content. I always look forward to new videos!

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Glad you liked it.

@expatexpat6531 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that - very well told with the right mix of enthusiasm and pathos. That hill is massive.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

@donaldurquhart8092 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, another belter

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@arslongavitabrevis5136 Жыл бұрын

This is the second of your videos I watched, as you can see I am a newcomer, and I will say it again: You have a wonderful gift for story-telling. Everything becomes alive and the excellent little maps are a great help. I remember reading an article in a British military magazine nearly 25 years ago and the author was quite harsh with Revers Buller, a judgment with which I agree 100%. As the late (and great) Richard Holmes said: "He was a bad joke". Greetings from Buenos Aires!

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words of support.

@ronart5852 10 ай бұрын

Very cool! Thank you! I really liked that you pointed out all of the folks who were or would become famous due to other circumstances.

@annemadison7258 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. There used to be a Spion Kop stadium in Warrington due to the South Lancashire regiment being based in the local barracks. There is also a statue in Warrington of Lieutenant-Colonel William MacCarthy O'Leary commanding offer of the South Lancashire regiment who was killed at Spion Kop.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@davidwoods7720 Жыл бұрын

awesome as always

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for your support.

@kiwifruit27 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating, thanks

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

@daaniyalmasum6842 Жыл бұрын

Excellent narration. Enjoyed this one.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@stuartbuxton4316 Жыл бұрын

Another superb presentation.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Very kind of you. Thanks.

@donlum9128 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the history lesson

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

My pleasure.

@southernafricanboy4148 Жыл бұрын

Let me go get some beer and settle in and enjoy this. I always enjoy different takes on the Anglo Boer wars😎

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Let's be honest, every history story has at least two perspectives (& probably a heck of a lot more). I hope you enjoy mine.

@briancrowther3272 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou. This is an education. One of my grandmothers brothers was in the Boer war, I'll have to find out more.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@vincentlavery2568 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic vid chap. A lot of people in a small location. One acre in size!!

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Hard to imagine, isn't it. Thanks for watching.

@IrishManJT Жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thank you for watching

@72Bigray 11 ай бұрын

another great video pal

@TheHistoryChap 11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@texasbonn257 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely Amazing!!!

@TheHistoryChap 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@harryshriver6223 7 ай бұрын

An excellent job describing the battle during the Boer War. The lessons were learned at great expense of many lives of British soldiers. Kudos to you 👏 🙌 👍 for another video on English history.

@TheHistoryChap 7 ай бұрын

Many thanks, Harry

@conorgraafpietermaritzburg3720 Жыл бұрын

Good presentation thanks

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

You are welcome

@Gravelgratious Жыл бұрын

Love your work Chris, I’m curious if you mentioned Abu Klea in your previous videos?

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

No I haven't but it is on my hit list for this Autumn. Please subscribe so you don't miss it.

@paulholloway1447 Жыл бұрын

Another excellent film.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@gerrypowell2748 Жыл бұрын

Intriguing story👌

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@davemoorhead4125 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for making this content 😊

@TheHistoryChap Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

@billevans7936 11 ай бұрын

Very,Very Good

@TheHistoryChap 11 ай бұрын

Many thanks.

@lonnietoth5765 Жыл бұрын

Chris , I have been studying this problem with the British leadership problem for well over 20 minutes now and I have come to the conclusion that England's problem is , England does not possess the type of leader to deal with such peoples as the Boer's , Zulus and that mess in Sudan . Tsk Tsk . We had Thomas " Stonewall " Jackson , George Patton & George Custer ! Men who were not afraid to Kill everyone in their command for the glory of the Regiment ! Custer & Jackson would have made a great WW2 Japanese Officers , You get to take your sword into combat and use the bayonet ! It is thanks to incredibly insane leaders like these that America is the way we are , free and insane ? Another great job Chris !

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Lonnie, long time no hear. Its' always great to share your perspective on history. Thank you.

@moonbeam1982 Жыл бұрын

So true ! German officer observing British infantry walking into deadly German machinegun fire ,Silly officers ordering the men to keep in line and do not run , German described it ,as LIONS BEING LED BY DONKEYS . After we have witnessed Boris ,Truss & ,Sunak perform ,its understandable ,,

@mikenorton3294 11 ай бұрын

Great. Again

@TheHistoryChap 11 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@nathanappleby5342 Жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, when will you be doing a video on the Battle of Majuba Hill? The funny thing is, in both engagements, the British were driven from the hills with staggering losses, though really at Spion Kop, the British just withdrew at the end of the fight. Something I'd like to mention about Majuba Hill is that at the time of the battle, the British commander, Sir George Colley, was a major general, and was in command of a force of 400 officers and men. I know it was because of reduction from previous battles, but it is still odd.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Nathan, Majuba is on the cards. Watch this space!

@djangoshoots1st285 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I own myself a sword belonging to an infantry officer who was at spion kop. It would be great if you could do maybe on the Indian mutiny or the battle of saragahi in 1898! Cheers!

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Battle of Saragahi is on the cards. Watch this space!

@theblackprince1346 Жыл бұрын

Is this a reupload Chris?

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Yes, I wanted to change some photos.

@richardmichael1124 Жыл бұрын

One of the properties my family owned in Bromyard was called Spion Kop - it seems a pretty common name used at the turn of the 20th Century - a bit like all the Alma Inns there still are in existence.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Having brought up in a house called Alma, I tend to agress.

@hernandocanardo4346 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, as always .Only one question:¿Ladysmith name is due to the wife of a british officer who was spanish?

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Was it?

@hernandocanardo4346 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap i think so wanted your expert knowledge, but I checked and it was named after Sir Harry Smith's Spanish wife Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith

@monkey.360 9 ай бұрын

Been lucky enough to stand on this battlefield. Zero cover. Must have been hell for the troops. Cemetery in my town is named Spion Kop. Great video as always. Love these

@TheHistoryChap 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment

@garysimpson3900 Жыл бұрын

Hello: is this an amended article dated 3/8/22 as I am sure I watched one similar on your channel over the last fortnight?

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Yes, Gary, it is. YT didn't like the pictures of dead bodies so I have re-uploaded.

@JamesThomas-gg6il Жыл бұрын

I too had a twinge of Deja Vu. So I'm not crazy.

@JeremyFairbairn-mv3sz Жыл бұрын

thanks it was great

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed.

@jacobgivens7906 Жыл бұрын

Not that I’m complaining about this video, but did it come out before and needed to be re uploaded?

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Yes you are right. YT didn't like the images of dead bodies and wanted to restrict access.

@jacobgivens7906 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap gotcha, wonderful content as always, any thoughts on doing some American War of Independence videos, asking as an american

@aconsideredopinion7529 Жыл бұрын

The remarkable difference between a brave competent Boer general and a British general who achieved his position through patronages and connections in the absence of ability… it’s no wonder that the British where soundly beaten. Sending troops who were not properly equipped with appropriate logistics was criminally negligent but inevitable the British spun the defeat and closed ranks to cover up the incredible incompetence of the various British officers and generals.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to post your “considered opinion”

@StephenButlerOne Жыл бұрын

The battle is still sang about at Liverpool home games. Little soldier tommy

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@ComradeCommissarYuri Жыл бұрын

Is this a re-upload?? Swear heard you talk about this one before

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Yes it is, because YT limited access to original due to some original photos of dead bodies.

@ComradeCommissarYuri Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap ah darn YT

@ianlees1480 5 ай бұрын

I’ve stood on the summit of Spion Kop and it’s hard to believe that such a battle took place here.

@TheHistoryChap 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@mickharrison9004 Жыл бұрын

Botha eh a great fighting man's name from over there .

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting.

@mickharrison9004 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap anytime Freind your great stories and way you tell them ,inspire many of us out here thanks again for your time .

@worstchoresmadesimple6259 Жыл бұрын

For some reason, I read somewhere that Churchill and Ghandi were in this battle. The Boers, dutch speaking farmers in the main, were armed with Mausers, and familiar with the ground they were defending.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Correct.

@cl0udbr3ak 11 ай бұрын

Ghandi was at the drift or crossing on the Tugela. he did not get onto the Kop. Churchill would be at Mount Alice at the start of the battle and make it to the aid station on the spur. The second time would be with the order from Warren to say no retreat.

@leggie65 Жыл бұрын

The terraces at football grounds being called "Kops"refers to the steepness of the ground attacking british troops had to assault.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@Fatherofheroesandheroines Жыл бұрын

The problem with the British army all the way through the Second World War was that a whole lot of generals learned nothing from defeat. In all the British wars it would take an unorthodox thinking general to rescue the British cause. The American army is just the same especially after the fiasco of Vietnam. The more things change the more they stay the same.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment.

@rgbwr Жыл бұрын

It’s a shame that Liverpool fans have lost their identity with British (especially military) history, seeing as they choose to boo the national anthem

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Bizarre isn't it?

@craigmason9893 Жыл бұрын

What is there to boo

@peterlfc1387 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap why do Liverpool fans boo it? Not bizarre at all. You should know if you’re into history.

@billythewhizz8077 5 ай бұрын

@@peterlfc1387please tell us why then, I’m genuinely interested.

@robinmcewan8473 4 ай бұрын

Complacent comment

@errolmills2192 Жыл бұрын

Your narrative is splendid you have done a great job. I have visited the battle site and it is a very confusing terrain in that the hills are all about and it took me some time to work it out. The one thing which really messed my thinking was the distance the trenches were from the crest. The Boers could almost in places have shaken hands with a British soldier. This meant the Brits had no chance as they the most exposed. Talk about fumbling about in the dark. The Boers were practically invited to enfiiade the trench you show with the bodies.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your visit.

@bullettube9863 Жыл бұрын

The Boer war has always been a mystery to me and this battle exemplifies the strangeness. Why would the British think a police chief was qualified to lead anything bigger then a company? The battle plan by General Warren involved dividing his force in the face of the enemy, with no provision made to provide communication between them, and no thought as to provide water to his troops defies logic. BTW_I'm sure by 1899 the British soldiers carried canteens,,,right? It's as though the British had learned nothing about tactics and strategy from the previous wars!

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Appreciate it.

@krazyhorze4203 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, history would have being very different if Botha, Churchill,and Gandhi had been killed ,Botha along with Gen Smuts chose to enter into WWl on the British side instead of staying neutral...and invaded the German colony of German South West Africa ( Namibia) Maybe you could also do a series on foreign troops who fought for both sides.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Great idea; I will add to my list. Maybe also one about SA invasion of German SWA (& the Boers who fought with the Germans)

@krazyhorze4203 Жыл бұрын

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@chrisg1234fly Жыл бұрын

Something we seem to miss is the British Concerntration camps in South Africa in the second Boer Woer starting in 1899. Could be a good topic!! Great vid btw.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Yes, I do want to cover that subject. Just want to get it right, because for a lot of my South African viewers it is still a very emotional subject.

@chrisg1234fly Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap I agree, I'm a Brit living in SA and married to an SA. It is a subject that is swept under the carpet and she feels strongly too. Thats why I mentioned it, but it has to be done well and I think you are the one to cover it.

@lyndoncmp5751 Жыл бұрын

Nearly 20,000 British soldiers also died of disease and malnutrition in South Africa at the same time, yet hardly anyone even knows about this.

@nicolaasfourie 11 күн бұрын

The Boers had three things in their favour; General Louis Botha, Commandant Prinsloo of the Carolina Commando and the excellent handling by their five field guns and two 37mm Pom-poms.

@TheHistoryChap 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching my video & your interesting feedback.

@Cohowarren Жыл бұрын

I'm a Warren. LOL Yes.. he was a relative.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

You have a more interesting family tree than mine!

@shirleymental4189 Жыл бұрын

Was it during the Boer war, that the British army ditched uniform Red for Khaki?

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

it was before then, in India.

@wizardapprenticeIV Жыл бұрын

since the 1850s British troops had worn unofficial Khaki uniforms when in India and the far east, however the last time the British war red into battle would be at Ginnis in 1885 during the Mahdist war, from then onward the British army when on campaign would be dressed in Khaki, on home service Khaki replaced the Red in 1902, though obviously the red (and other traditional colours, like Green for rifles and Blue for the Artillery and so on) would be retained for ceremonial uses.

@invisibleray6987 Жыл бұрын

very distressing result

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment

@kurtb2522 Жыл бұрын

Chris, you are a treasure! Hello, you keep calling the Boers German. While Germans may have been there in small numbers, Boers were Dutch descendants. (Boer is Dutch for farmer, German would be Bauer. Similar enough. They could understand one another... "mostly", but they were not German. Please correct me if I am wrong. Interestingly, Sir Winston used a German Mauser M96 pistol, privately acquired. I enjoyed this immensely and learned quite a bit. Thank you, Kurt from Colorado

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Kurt, thanks for getting in touch. Having lived in South Africa I am aware that the Boers were Dutch descendents (with some French and other nationalities thrown in too). The Germans that I was referring to on the top of Spion Kop were genuione Germans - they had travelled to South Africa to fight for the Boers. Hope that clarifies.

@Jonsson474 Жыл бұрын

Can anyone recommend a good film on the Boer war please?

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Breaker Morant?

@Jonsson474 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap Sounds interesting. Thank you!

@mickharrison9004 Жыл бұрын

Lancashire 👊🌹

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Glad you like :)

@mickharrison9004 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap 👍🌹

@thomaslinton5765 Жыл бұрын

Is rthat a neighborhood of Liverpool?

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Only on Saturday nights 🤣

@amadeusamwater 9 ай бұрын

Bourne had an interesting career. Spion Kop was a lesson in what happens when idiots collide.

@TheHistoryChap 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts

@WgCdrLuddite Жыл бұрын

Too much emphasis on the Lanc Regiments. You Barely memtioned the Yorks & Lancs, of which the Hallamshire Battalion was the reason for the Kop in Sheffield.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to highlight the Yorks and Lancs.

@writeract2 Жыл бұрын

Slower please Chris - too many names and info at rapid fire rate - v. difficult to absorb it all clearly.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thanks for feedback

@rohp1283 Жыл бұрын

Gandhi did not support the British. He just wanted to help the wounded of both sides- futility of war.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

If you look at his words at the time he felt he had a duty to support the British Empire. His men were recruited to support the British cause not as a humanitarian effort. Gandhi personally received a British medal.

@rohp1283 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap If that is true and I don't doubt it, he had a lot of detractors too including the Sekhs who hated him, amongst Hindus he was accused of favoring the Gujaratis. He is not a Saint in all eyes. Every man has his price.

@1990pommie Жыл бұрын

6KM PR HOUR FULL KIT MERE STROLL FOR MILITARY

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting.

@user-xh3lz9xt4l 5 ай бұрын

I can just hear the Goons talking about the battle of Spion Kop

@TheHistoryChap Ай бұрын

thanks for watching my video

@ThatsMrMoronToYou 9 ай бұрын

In 1900, his name was Mohandas, not Mahatma.

@TheHistoryChap 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment

@ThatsMrMoronToYou 8 ай бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap You're welcome.

@mickharrison9004 Жыл бұрын

A bridge too far for us ,must of been well outnumbered by the boars in every battle 🇬🇧

@nathanappleby5342 Жыл бұрын

Well, the British had the superior numbers. The Boers had the high ground and better marksmanship. The staggering casualtries proved it.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

tend to agree with Nathan. The British (normally) had superior numbers but battles aren't always won by superior numbers.

@mickharrison9004 Жыл бұрын

@@nathanappleby5342 I wasn't just talking about this one battle , obviously not sure about the population of them 3 south African states that we was taking on at the time ,but must be talking fairly large numbers it's pure testement to us British and our empire ,that somehow we took on so many countries from our small island I just thought we d be outnumbered at times with boar wars 🇬🇧

@garlicbreath7259 Жыл бұрын

Woolwich Arsenal FC had a Kop end at their ground at Plumstead Common, before Liverpool as it happens.

@TheHistoryChap Жыл бұрын

But no one remembers that one do they?

@garlicbreath7259 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap Er hello, wake up will ya. Woolwich Arsenal named part of the ground the Kop because of Spion Kop. That`s HISTORY and shouldn`t be left out. Are you attempting to re-write history by excluding facts? There were around 30 football clubs that had a Kop end or Spion Kop end over the years, a far more interesting fact than your offering where you make it look like only Liverpool had one. Sheffield United have a Kop stand to this day. Do you think people around Sheffield don`t know that. Learn some history.